Are Khmer Unicode characters displaying incorrectly in OpenOffice? When you use a Khmer spelling checker do squares show up intermingled with Khmer script? The problem is the default GUI font does not contain all the characters of the Khmer Script.
1) To fix the display problem go to Tools>Options…>OpenOffice .org>View and uncheck “Use system font for interface”.
2) Then go to Tools>Options…>OpenOffice .org>Fonts and check “Apply replacement table”. Type “Andale Sans UI” in the box under “Font” (it isn’t in the list) and then select a font that contains a full Khmer character set under “Replace with” (we recommend using the Khmer SBBIC System font).
3) Click the green tick mark.
4) Then go to Tools>Options…>OpenOffice.org>View and make sure that “Use system font for user interface” is NOT checked and click “OK”
Then (if needed) re-boot OpenOffice and it all should look great!
Also, if you see gray spaces between words (they are non-breaking spaces), just click on the “View” menu and choose “Field Shadings” to disable them (or Ctrl+F8).
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yes this helped greatly. Just a little annoying on this end.. looking at all those boxes between words..
Were you able to get rid of the boxes between words?
I am having a terrible time trying to use Khmer in open office. I think I did everything that you have suggested here, but I still get មោ instead of the way it should look. Do you have any suggestions about how to fix this? Many thanks.
Bob Headley
Hi Bob,
I hope I can be of some help. I don’t fully understand the problem you are having – as មោ rendered correctly on my computer. Can you type Khmer Unicode in other applications (like Notepad if you are in Windows)? Something else you can try in OpenOffice is enable CTL [Complex Text Layout] support (Tools->Options… and then click on the plus next to Language Settings and then click on Languages and click the enabled for complex layout checkbox. Then you can choose Khmer in the drop-down list next to CTL. Also, it might be a font issue, so make sure you are using a font like Khmer OS when you are typing. And once you enable CTL support (if it isn’t already) you can choose a default font for Khmer by going to Tools->Options->OpenOffice.org Writer and clicking on Basic Fonts (CTL) and choose a Khmer font that you would like to use as the default whenever Khmer is typed (I probably should add this part to the tutorial). Let me know if that works, and if not, we can explore other options. – Nathan
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m using Microsoft Office 2010 (English Version), I wonder that the Khmer Spelling Check work with Ms. Office or Not.
If not, when will it exist.
Thank you.
Sorry Vibol,
At this time we do not have a spelling checker that works with Microsoft Office – we hope to have one in the future, but I cannot say when it will be available.
hi i am nit i have a little problem pleas you help me,i want to download khmer unicode os but i can’t down load it
Hi
I have been using khmer unicode for quite sometime on both window and mac. Recently, I changed my macbook to a new released with mac os sierra. After I dowloaded unicode for my macbook, I had encountered with the problem. Whenever I typed ា ុ ូ all these alphabet, there is going to be a box next to its. Except from microsoft office, other application such as Pages, notes, browser are doing fine. Any solution?
Yes, it seems like there is a regression bug in Microsoft Word on Sierra. You can upvote the issue here: https://word.uservoice.com/forums/304942-word-for-mac/suggestions/17688457-hi-microsoft-office-2016-not-support-khmer-font-ol